Lou Williams kicked Kawhi's ass in practice- PG wants next when healthy

By Broderick TurnerStaff Writer


When the media was allowed into practice, Leonard seemed to have ratcheted up his workouts. He was defending Williams, one of the NBA’s best offensive weapons.

“They were going at each other,” Rivers said. “It was good. They were talking. So, I loved it.”

Several times Williams came off a screen and scored over Leonard, doing so by going to his left.

Since Leonard, one of the NBA’s best two-way players, and Williams were defending each other, it made the Clippers’ practice that much more intense.

“It does, because obviously I’m not going to put Lou on Kawhi,” Rivers said of the matchup. “But he took that [challenge] and so that changed the practice tone for a little bit. That was great. We need a little more of those.”

After the scrimmage ended, Williams walked over to get some water when he encountered Paul George, the Clippers’ other outstanding two-way player who is recovering from surgeries on both shoulders.

George, who didn’t do any live or contact drills at practice, couldn’t seem stop himself, telling Williams that he can’t wait to defend the NBA’s back-to-back sixth man of the year. George is not expected to play until sometime in November at the earliest.

Williams didn’t back down in talking trash with George.

“Lou just talks — and backs it up,” Rivers said. “Lou has been very aggressive. I mean, he’s ready. And he knows he can score. Lou has the ultimate confidence.”

Rivers said Leonard’s presence has made the Clippers’ practices move lively. After all, Leonard did lead the Toronto Raptors to the NBA championship and he was named MVP of the Finals for a second time.

“They want to play with him,” Rivers said of Leonard’s teammates. “They want to show him they can play. It’s always a get-the-trust-thing when you have a great player on your team. All the other guys want to get his trust so he will throw the ball to them some, or just play with him. So, there’s definitely that component on the floor. There’s no doubt about that.”

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